Senior Manager

Job Description

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Job Overview And Responsibilities

The Global Procurement organization at United Airlines is responsible for procuring goods and services and developing/ managing relationships with third-party providers with the objective of reducing total cost and risk to the Company while improving levels of quality, service, and technology.

The primary role of Senior Manager Global Procurement is to lead the strategic sourcing support team in India. This role will be responsible to optimize and execute organizational sourcing strategies and processes to ensure timely and compliant procurement practices.

The Procurement team in India will focus on providing support to different procurement activities such as development of RFPs, supply market analysis, RFP response analysis, SOW reviews, conducting negotiations, and other ad-hoc analysis with the goal of capturing cost savings across the enterprise. The Senior Manager may manage procurement activity for multiple spend categories such as Technology, Shared Services, Hotels, Airport Services, Technical Operations, etc.

- Lead and develop a high-performing strategic sourcing team with a focus on achieving cost saving targets and process efficiencies.
- Drive multiple procurement activities, including but not limited to, supply market research, conducting complex RFP development and analysis, data-driven negotiations, and other ad-hoc analysis.
- Identify and implement strategic process improvements, including automation and dashboarding, to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Possess deep knowledge of supplier market to anticipate changes and potential risks that can affect Uniteds operations, and provide recommendations to mitigate them proactively. Provide relevant inputs to design and evolve Uniteds procurement strategy.
- Establish strong relationships with Procurement leaders and senior internal stakeholders. Act as a strategic partner by proactively engaging, consulting, and influencing them on optimal sourcing strategies.
- Provide guidance to the team and build relevant skills and capabilities, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Develop strong knowledge in the assigned spend categories through relationships with business leaders, suppliers, and market experts.

This position is offered on local terms and conditions. Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded. This position is for United Airlines Business Services Pvt. Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of United Airlines Inc.

Qualifications

Required

- Bachelor&aposs degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or another relevant business-related field
- At least 9-10 years of relevant procurement, finance, or consulting experience
- At least 3 years of experience leading a team
- Strong knowledge of procurement processes
- Strong leadership skills
- Exceptional organizational, presentation, analytical and communication skills
- Proven interpersonal skills with ability to partner with other leaders to drive change
- Experience in successfully managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and driving results
- Ability to work well in a high-paced cross-functional environment

Preferred

- MBA or Masters degree in relevant field preferred
- Experience working in the transportation or airline industry
- Experience working in any relevant procurement categories such as Technology, Shared Services, Hotels, Airport Services, Technical Operations, etc.

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